Rio Ferdinand reaches Florian Wirtz verdict as 'huge doubts' claim made

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Despite this, Wirtz did impress during his return to Germany with Liverpool, ending his 10-game goal contribution drought. The young prodigy notched his first assist for the Reds on his debut against Crystal Palace in the Community Shield, but had failed to increase his tally until he set up two goals against Bundesliga opposition on Wednesday.

Speaking ahead of Wirtz's performance against Frankfurt, the Manchester United legend suggested the German may well have been questioning his decision to join Liverpool following such a quiet start to life at Anfield. "It's a huge call – you're a £100m player," he said on his Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast.

"Doubts would creep in, it would be impossible that you don't start thinking, 'Have I made the right decision?' "I was with a player, I can't mention his name, he was a big signing for a team, and he said he started slow at one of the teams he signed for, and he was going, 'Oh my god, have I made the right decision?' "There were question marks in his own head, and this guy comes across as a confident player. "And there is no doubt in my mind right now that when Wirtz saw his name not on that team sheet that he was going on his way home, in the warm-up, in his bed that night, 'Is this the right decision?' "I'm not saying it's the wrong decision, but I'd have a big amount of money if I was a gambling man that there would have been a thought in his mind that said that and went along those lines."Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.